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#endregion
using octalforty.Staytuned.ObjectModel;

namespace octalforty.Staytuned.Impl.ComponentModel.Fs
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a template reader, which can read <see cref="Template"/> objects from filesystem.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IFsTemplateReader
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Verifies that there is a template at <paramref name="path"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        bool TemplateExists(string path);

        /// <summary>
        /// Reads <see cref="Template"/> object from <paramref name="path"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        Template ReadTemplate(string path);    
    }
}